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Wulfenite from
Deering Spring, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Spring
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deering Spring, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:858208
Long-form Identifier:1:3:858208:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
3.1km (2.0 miles) Central claim, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Omega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) St. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) Heavy Weight Mine, Heavy Weight Hill, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) Gopher Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Verde Queen Mine, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) Copper Point Mine (Copper Point prospect), Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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